Forest night frog
| Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Nyctibatrachidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibatrachus |
| Species: | N. sylvaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus Rao, 1937 | |
The forest night frog, Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus, is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family endemic to India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.
Taxonomy
This species was discovered by C. R. Narayan Rao in 1937, and was thought to have been extinct after remaining unsighted for 74 years. Its rediscovery in 2011 coincided with the discovery of Nyctibatrachus poocha and others of the genus Nyctibatrachus by herpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju.[1][2]
References
- Biju, S.D., Dutta, S. & Inger, R. 2004. Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- ↑ The Associated Press (2011-09-17). "Scientists Discover 12 New Frog Species In India". NPR. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
- ↑ "12 night frog varieties found in the Western Ghats - Times Of India". Times of India. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
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